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Search phrase: patch

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PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.v.91O madam, yonder's my lord your son with a patchO Madam, yonders my Lord your sonne with a patch
All's Well That Ends WellAW IV.v.93the velvet knows, but 'tis a goodly patch of velvet. Histhe Veluet knowes, but 'tis a goodly patch of Veluet, his
Antony and CleopatraAC II.ii.56Before did satisfy you. If you'll patch a quarrel,Before did satisfie you. If you'l patch a quarrell,
The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.i.32Mome, malthorse, capon, coxcomb, idiot, patch,Mome, Malthorse, Capon, Coxcombe, Idiot, Patch
The Comedy of ErrorsCE III.i.36What patch is made our porter? – My master stays in the street.What patch is made our Porter? my Master stayes in the street. 
HamletHam IV.iv.18We go to gain a little patch of ground
HamletHam V.i.212Should patch a wall t' expel the winter's flaw!Should patch a Wall, t'expell the winters flaw.
Henry IV Part 22H4 II.iv.228and begin to patch up thine old body for heaven?and begin to patch vp thine old Body for Heauen?
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.ii.31So were there a patch set on learning, to see him in a school.So were there a patch set on Learning, to see him in a Schoole.
MacbethMac V.iii.15Thou lily-livered boy. What soldiers, patch?Thou Lilly-liuer'd Boy. What Soldiers, Patch?
The Merchant of VeniceMV II.v.44The patch is kind enough, but a huge feeder,The patch is kinde enough, but a huge feeder:
Much Ado About NothingMA V.i.17Patch grief with proverbs, make misfortune drunkPatch griefe with prouerbs, make misfortune drunke,
The TempestTem III.ii.63What a pied ninny's this! Thou scurvy patch!What a py'de Ninnie's this? Thou scuruy patch:

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Glossary

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botchclumsily patch together, fumble with
clout[archery] pin fixing a target, cloth patch at the centre of a target; mark, bull
patchfool, clown; rogue, knave
patchfabricate, make up [as in patchwork]
patchinvent in haste, fabricate, make
patchpatch over, cover up
patchblotch, mark, cover over
shardcow-pat, patch of dung; or: scaly wing [as of a beetle]

Thesaurus

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cloth patch at the centre of a target [in archery]clout
clumsily patch togetherbotch
dung, patch ofshard
patch overpatch
patch together clumsilybotch

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
PATCHBASICpatch n, patched adj, patchery n
PATCHPEOPLEpatch n

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